Cram time

Cram time

Richard Hartog / LAT

CRAM TIME: Seniors Ashley Bennett, left, and Whitney Jones study at Duke Ellington Continuation School in Watts. Jones, 18, failed the high school exit exam and knows that, in light of Wednesdays state Supreme Court ruling, she will not graduate in June

CRAM TIME: Seniors Ashley Bennett, left, and Whitney Jones study at Duke Ellington Continuation School in Watts. Jones, 18, failed the high school exit exam and knows that, in light of Wednesdays state Supreme Court ruling, she will not graduate in June (Richard Hartog / LAT)

CRAM TIME: Seniors Ashley Bennett, left, and Whitney Jones study at Duke Ellington Continuation School in Watts. Jones, 18, failed the high school exit exam and knows that, in light of Wednesdays state Supreme Court ruling, she will not graduate in June